Stained Glass Virgin and Child 2

by Sarah Loft

Title

Stained Glass Virgin and Child 2

Artist

Sarah Loft

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

This window is in the lovely 14th century Sts Peter and Paul Church (Roman Catholic) in Eltville, Germany.

Scenes from the birth of Christ and depictions of the Virgin Mary and Jesus were popular in stained glass art throughout the Middle Ages. The Virgin Mary, considered an image of the church itself in so far as she had God incarnate within herself and brought him into the world, is an understandable choice.

This image would make a lovely Christmas card.

Per Wikipedia: Eltville am Rhein is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies on the German Timber-Frame Road (Fachwerkstrasse). Eltville is the biggest town in the Rheingau.

The earliest traces of humans settling here go back to the New Stone Age. There has been continuous habitation since the late 4th century. Eltville had its first documentary mention in Vita Bardonis (Bardo's life) from 1058, a biography of Archbishop Bardo of Mainz. In 1329, the archiepiscopal castle and the town wall around Eltville were built. On 23 August 1332, Emperor Louis the Bavarian granted Eltville town rights. With the granting of town rights, Eltville ended up being a pawn in the then ongoing dispute between the Emperor and the Pope. Archbishop Baldwin, one of Emperor Louis's followers and administrator of the Mainz monastery, was the one who asked for Eltville to be raised to town. From 1347 to 1480, Eltville was the residence of the Archbishops of Mainz.

Eltville is touristically developed and well known for its wine and sekt production, which can be sampled at many wineries and Strausswirtschaften (seasonal wine shops). Of particular importance is the Vinothek, which brings together every leading estate's wines so that wine lovers can compare the products. It is the only local Vinothek in the Rheingau and one of few in Germany.
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Featured in the Christian Theme Artwork group, October 2016.

Featured in the Images 500 Views group, November 2016.

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October 22nd, 2016

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